SINOPSISA street musician meets the love of his life again; two drunk men have long drinks and seafood for breakfast; a man cooks, cooks and cooks for a woman that never shows up; two men love each other but they hide; a cooker dreams of being a singer; a young woman wants what a man does not give her while a waiter is dying for her; a Macedonian is lost in Santiago suffering the lack of love; an elderly couple who have already said everything to each other have breakfast, lunch and dinner in silence. All these stories meet in “18 meals” during a single day of fiction, a film of emotions served around a table, a journey along the feelings of the most universal of all fights: the search for happiness.

DIRECTOR (Jorge Coira, Spain. 1971)

Jorge Coira (Spain 1971) has directed and written several television movies, series and documentaries. In 2004 he released his first feature film: The Year of the Tick.

His second feature film, 18 Meals (2010) has won several Awards, including Best Director at the Taormina Film Festival and seven Mestre Mateo Awards from the Galician Film Academy, including Best Film, Director and Script.FESTIVALS Taorrmina International Film FestivalGuadalajara International Film FestivalCartagena International Film FestivalLa Laguna International Gastronomic Film FestivalSkopje Film FestivalFest BelgradeLondon Spanish Film FestivalChicago Latino Film FestivalOurense International Film FestivalFestroiaDífferent 4! ParisFilms by the SeaLima International Film FestivalHawaii International Film FestivalCinespañaCork International Film FestivalBiennale du cinéma espagnol AnnecySemaine du cinéma hispanique de Clermont- FerrandFestival Du DouarnenezHelsinki International Film Festival

18 MEALS

AWARDS & NOMINATIONSTaormina International Film Festival - BEST DIRECTOROurense International Film Festival - AUDIENCE AWARD / JURY SPECIAL MENTIONLa Laguna International Gastronomic Film Festival - BEST FILM / AUDIENCE AWARD